Overparenting—taking over and completing developmentally appropriate tasks for children—is pervasive and hurts children's motivation. Can overparenting in early childhood be reduced by simply framing tasks as learning opportunities? In Study 1 (N = 77; 62% female; 74% White; collected 4/2022), US parents of 4‐to‐5‐year‐olds reported taking over less on tasks they perceived as greater learning opportunities, which was most often the case on academic tasks. Studies 2 and 3 (N = 140; 67% female; 52% White; collected 7/2022–9/2023) showed that framing the everyday, non‐academic task of getting dressed as a learning opportunity—whether big or small—reduced parents' taking over by nearly half (r = −.39). These findings suggest that highlighting learning opportunities helps parents give children more autonomy.

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指出学习机会可以减少过度养育


过度养育——接管并完成适合儿童发展的任务——普遍存在，会损害孩子的积极性。可以通过简单地将任务视为学习机会来减少幼儿期的过度养育吗？在研究 1（N = 77;62% 女性;74% 白人;2022 年 4 月收集）中，4 至 5 岁儿童的美国父母报告说，他们较少承担他们认为有更多学习机会的任务，这在学术任务中最常见。研究 2 和 3（N = 140;67% 女性;52% 白人;2022 年 7 月至 2023 年 9 月收集）表明，将日常的非学术任务（无论大小）作为学习机会，将父母的接管减少了近一半 （r = −.39）。这些发现表明，强调学习机会有助于父母给孩子更多的自主权。